The lexus is a luxury gt. Its not built for precision and chasing lap times. The corvette however is more of that so basically you cannot compare them. My opinion

So the GT car isn't as sporty as the mid-engined sports car...Thanks, that was extremely informative.

As many others have said, you're comparing a dedicated sports car to a luxury GT car. You're taking points off the LC500 for not being something it isn't trying to be. Normally I have nothing to complain about in your videos, but this one has that one BIG complaint over it. It's the equivalent of comparing the C8 to an STI on gravel and loose roads, then bashing the C8 for not doing it well even though it wasn't built for that.

Two very different animals for very different missions in life The Lexus LC is here for 3 reasons: To look amazing, to sound amazing and to feel amazing The Vette is here to handle everything else

The LC blows away the C8 interior. It's not even close.

Both cars placed second compared to the road in this video.

You guys started by stating "Cars for Golf" but none of your list points describing that. Steering feel, hugging the corner, ... So, I think this whole review is just bs

Appreciate the review. The car is beautiful. As for the trackpad, no ADULT who owns an LC 500 uses the trackpad very much. ADULTS read the OWNER'S MANUAL and learn about VOICE COMMAND. Then, the first thing they do is run MENU/SETUP and select all their default personal preferences which takes care of 95% of EVERYTHING. Using VOICE COMMAND, they simply press a button on the left side of the steering wheel, wait for the BEEP and then TELL THE CAR WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. No trackpad involved! For instance: "press button, say "radio", say "AM 760" and the radio goes to that station. Or, press button, "say FIND, say PIZZAHUT and you get several choices, say the CHOICE NUMBER" and your GPS will guide you there. So, maybe in the future this reviewer will take 30 minutes and become familiar with the Owner's Manual so he doesn't relay false information to his audience? These are the best cars produced today but...isn't it nice to have a choice??? But, to the point of your video comparing the two cars...you can't. The Corvette is an Exotic Lamborghini Wannabe and the Lexus is a GT. The Corvette, inside and outside, is busy, busy, busy. Those people who love scoops, buttons, wings, spoilers, carbon fiber, neurotic body styling and sheer speed get to choose the C8. Those people who just want a very reliable, classy, beautiful car can select the LC. There is no wrong or right, better or worse. Chevrolet absolutely produced a car for a certain type of person and that's a good thing. The quality is superb. But, it's really not "Corvette-ish", is it? It is a great car, but you'd never know it was a Corvette if all the badging was gone and nobody told you what it was. You would think the Italians made it...100%. I've had my 1969 427/435 L-71 Corvette since 1970. It's A CORVETTE and there is no question about it. Anyone who sees it knows what it is. I've also got a 2018 LC 500, a completely different kind of car and I love it. They are both cars but totally different. I don't spend time comparing or thinking about the differences. Enjoying both for what they are is the best way to spend my time. As for ever buying a C8...probably not. I'm almost at the point in my life where driving will be a thing of the past. However, if I were younger, the C8 would be on the list but if had to choose only one, it would be the Lexus LC 500.

Honestly this is a horrendous review in many respects. The video shots, scenery and roads are amazing though. I have driven the LC500 at length and pushed very hard and it is an extremely capable road car - not track car obviously. The engine and transmission are perfectly matched; the exhaust sound/induction noise is heavenly and the car provides a really fun driving experience. Please watch reviews by Matt Farah and Savageese to get accurate take on how awesome the LC500 is. The C8 is a great value for what it is but the engine is uninspiring, the DCT is OK, and the while the platform is more capable than the LC500 as its mid engined and weighs less - its not as direct/precise at the limits compared to pure sports cars like a 911.

7:14-7:30…I couldn’t disagree more. There is a huge segment of drivers that can afford the Lexus that likely disagrees with your sentiment here. In fact, the driver that buys this Lexus, is who Lexus IS building this car for…refined, comfortable, easy, yet powerful when you get into it…done perfectly.

Pointless comparison. The Lexus is a GT car. You guys picked the wrong road and the wrong opponent for it.

comparing 2 very different cars using metrics that benefits one over another is bound to be a failure in objective comparison. Lexus is a better car for the golf crowd because those folks aren't tracking their cars. The lexus is a much better looking car... yes it's my opinion. (an opinion like this entire video comparison) The lexus is better looking car, better built quality, more solid frame, more reliable, better sounding, more comfortable... so yeah, if I'm getting a car in this class I don't need a car that's worse in every other way but better at landing me a speeding ticket. Now if I want a good handling car, I'll get a porsche. If I want a good 0-60 straight line car, I 'll get a tesla. If I want a comfortable cruiser that's balanced and great in every respect that's important... is there another car under 150k that's better than the LC500?

Lexus knows their customers.

Unreasonable expectations for the Lexus. They used "cars for golf" in a an attempt to justify this stupid comparison.

LC is simply timeless!

This whole video must have been a Chevy paid ad for Corvette. The LC is amazing, a way better car than the Vette. Sure the Vette wins on the track, but the LC wins on the road with real world day-to-day driving.

Well the Lexus is a much more refined vehicle but then again it cost about $15-$20,000 more. I don’t think these are two cars that should be compared though. I am a Lexus guy. I own a Lexus and I love the LC 500 convertible. But I think we’re comparing apples to peaches here… I bought the C8 for the same reason both reviewer‘s picked it. It’s a true sports car with more power, road feel, incredible acceleration, and if you haven’t checked one out the quality of the interior is amazing. No it’s not a Lexus but then again few cars are.

What a beautiful machines. I'm team Corvette a thousand times, but in this one Lexus conquered my heart.

The LC500 convertible is simply the best looking drop top ever.

I can fit several golf bags in my subaru outback. Just saying.

Please give me the Lexus, there are no canyons or particularly interesting driving roads around here in Central Florida+ it's more low-key.

I'd be curious about how well the Corvette interior holds up over the years. The leather seats in older Corvettes I've looked at were pretty well worn out.

I'll take the slower Lexus a million times

The thing is, most people buy a sports car and barely utilize its capability. They act like it matters, they talk like it matters, they shop for cars as if it matters, but then they buy the car and they drive to work and back (or golf and back) on nice days and the most sporty they get is when they floor it at a light or they rev it a bit. The Lexus can do that just fine. The Lexus is sporty enough to be fun for what 95% of people will actually do. If you ignore the aspects of sportiness that 95% of people will barely ever notice or care about (except when they're originally shopping for the car) then what matters is everything else. That's where the Lexus is just an amazing car. It's stunning, and its special. The Corvette is a better sports car, but it's not especially cool or special and if anything it's going to be less cool and less special over time as the novelty of a mid engine corvette wears off. The LC500 is a future classic with (I suspect) very low production numbers but relatively amazing reliability.

This channel is like a 1980s car magazine brought to video. It's still decades behind most everything else on KZfaq.

I feel Lexus is built to enjoy for many years without any major problems, cannot say the same for the Corvette.

1) So, where was the golf clubs demo? A bit silly to not show how each could accommodate a bag after you made such a big deal about it. 2) The corvette does not look like a corvette. 3) It’s true. At a golf course I parked next to some guys standing around a Z BMW sports car in my Mercedes SLK and pulled out my clubs from the boot. The SLK has two sculpted cutouts just for this purpose. The owner of the BMW said he was immediately getting an SLK.

This is honestly one of the weirdest comparisons I've ever seen.. The Lexus is a luxury GT cruiser, while the Chevy is a mid-engined sports car that happens to be a convertible. This whole review had nothing to do with 'golf-minded convertibles' nor was it objective at all. As someone who likes to golf and go to the track, a better comparison for a 'golf-minded convertible' would be the 8 series convertible or AMG GTC. I would personally never cross shop the C8 with the LC500 in the first place. I don't know about you, but the LC500 interior quality blows away the C8's interior, there's just no contest.

"In this episode, we find another way to expense driving a C8 through the mountains all weekend." I've never put golf clubs in my C6, but it fits 6' cedar planks quite nicely.

I love both cars but I'm a little confused. I thought this video is a comparison to see which one is the better Golf car so with that I would expect the comparison to be based on where and how a typical golfer would drive it, not on a windy open road to it's limits. Oh yeah, I would also expect to see how each car would actually carry a set of golf clubs. Instead, all you talked about is how well each one behaves when pushed through the corners on a beautiful windy flowy stretch of open road and not a single golf bag in sight.

I'm convinced that the Corvette will become a car I will buy in a couple years. For now, I will enjoy my LC convertible, a perfectly beautiful and competent GT. It is a car I am planning to keep......along with my 66 U13 Bronco Roadster which can carry a half dozen golf bags with ease : )

That Lexus IS so Effin sexy. I can’t breathe

It feels like they are bias more to the Corvette even though there aren't meant to really compete with each other.

What would you rather, a 2012 LFA or a 2012 Corvette? A mid 90s Supra or a mid 90s corvette? Corvettes are cool in the present because they are cheap. But in a few years you end up with is a cheap car when the newness wears off. The LC500 is something special.

It’s amazing how the Lexus makes that Corvette look absolutely cheap. And I LIKE the Vette! But damn that Lexus

The LC500 is more awesome and special.

I have to agree with most of the comments below or above, however this shows up, These are two completely different experiences; having just purchased a 2020 LC 500 I can tell you I would never compare this car to a Corvette or any Corvette that claims to be a GT car, they simply are not chasing the same end game IMHO. And for what it's worth I can actually fit my entire golf bag in the trunk of my LC, if I take my driver out 1st!

I would take the lexus all day every day

Hi. Golf and car enthusiast here. Part of the fun of a golf day or weekend is driving great roads on the way to the course with the sun and a smile on your face. Just got back from a trip where multiple convertibles were driven, all with golf bags in the trunk.

Amazing work. Your content keeps getting better and better. If it wasn't for this video. I would have never thought about how different these two machines are. I appreciate the detailed information you guys provide. Outstanding work, guys. Thank you

The jaw dropping scenery really stole the show in this video.

If it was my money, I would not bother even testing that C8. I'd just show up at a Lexus dealership with my golf clubs. And comparing sports cars to GT cars and complaining about handling differences and weight is stupid. My two cents...

If possible can you guys include the locations in which these episodes were shot at? Really appreciate the videos guys keep up the great work!

The Roads and the Vistas you guys drive on are always breathe taking.

For everyday driving the Lexus LC500 my choice. I just want to be seen in it it’s beautiful and the hear the engine. The vette I wouldn’t want to drive it daily.

Ahem, some of the Everyday Driver staff likes hooning the lexus a BIT more lol

Love the video! Awesome as always! I haven't driven that Lexus, but the C8 also didn't feel very communicative in the steering, which you sort of mention for the Lexus, but not the C8. Maybe it's just because they're back to back and it's better than the Lexus is in those terms. I also found that the DCT was pretty jerky at low speeds, which could make it a problem for your golf runs, and might actually make the auto in the Lexus better for that. Also, I kept trying to jab the floorboard every time I came to a stop, but I know that the manual isn't coming and that's more of a me issue at this point.

I tend to agree, the two are from different classes. Lexus should be compared with a similarly priced six-series convertible. But in all cases let's be honest you should test the Coupes. I am a little obsessive about the right car for the right job. Seven for the track, Elise for mountains, TVR for touring the long way round, coupe for covering miles and a little fun, big saloon for motorway, Hilux for off-road. If you don't buy new, and look for cars with real feel (which are generally older) you would be surprised how many cars you can accumulate.

I drove my buddy's c8.fast and great handling but boring. Guys at work think I'm crazy but after driving for an hour it just did not make me want it. I liked driving his zl1 Camaro way more.

If you have the money for either of these cars, you probably play golf 🤷‍♂️

Awesome as ALWAYS! Loved it!

Landscape is stunning 🤩 Thanks guys, great video

"The materials don't feel any better than the Corvette" uhhhh what? if you think that the Corvette interior is made with as good of materials and will last as long as the LC... The vet is amazing but it's not magic, its a GM where all the money went into performance.

The Lexus is really a personal luxury car with the performance of a GT. The Corvette can be a fantastic GT car and certainly would be the most exciting of the two in terms of performance and handling. The Lexus excels at looking good, being luxurious, and is fast enough to keep things interesting.

Beautiful road you guys used, it's 9:39pm and wet out, and I still feel like hitting some twisties going through gears right now... But I won't 🥲 lol

I love both of them, and would require a good test drive in both in order to make up my mind. But that new Vette reminds me of a Ferrari. So aggressive looking.

These 2 cars do not have the same mission or audience, in my opinion, so they shuldn't be compared. The LC500 is for comfortable/sporty touring and the C8 is for all out performance oriented driving. Personally, I prefer the LC500, overall, but I wouldn't turn down a C8 if someone wanted to give me one :D

These are 2 cars I will buy used in like 2-3 years. Both amazing. One gives you a super car look and the other gives you a fancy GT look. One is more like a budget Hurracan and the other a budget Aston Martin The prices seem off though. Chevy website says the convertible starts at 90 so with 18,000 in options that would put this car at 108k compared to the Lexus 111k What’s up with the price?

Thank you gentlemen. THIS is the video that changed my mind and made caused me to change my C8 order to the HTC. The convertible is fantastic. Z51, mag ride, 2Lt. A very good car, in my opinion. Thanks!

This is a no brainer! The Corvette for any occasion!

The Lexus is just under 4560 pounds? WtF. A Dodge Charger Hellcat WIDEBODY is just under 4590. That weight for a convertible is weird/scary/confusing to me...

Damn...what a view to drop your top and drive in. Mmmm...such enjoyment! On that note...i'd take the Lexus for the timeless style that'll become a classic & the sound of that V8! Corvette just looks like a knock-off Ferrari. Tacky.

We picked up our 2023 C8 HTC non Z51 magnetic ride, front lift, performance exhaust, front splitter, low profile spoiler, and lots of carbon flash painted highlights with the Arctic White paint. We put over 2,200 miles on it in 2 months before we had to park it for the winter because of my emergency hip surgery. It’s the best vehicle I’ve ever driven in my 62 years of driving experience. It does everything extremely well.

The background music in this video is fantastic and fitting - great job guys.

When you factor in reliability and resale value, the Lexus leaves the Vette in it's rear-view mirror.

This is a no brainer. The Lexus is one of the most beautiful cars available today…at ANY price. The Corvette looks pretty good. My biggest decision would be LC500 in coupe or in convertible form. I have no idea how I would decide…

The truth is you can’t go wrong with either one , I love both and keep going back and forth on which one to get in the near future.

As usual, great review and I agree that stinking golf has to get rid of in near future on car design.

This review really feels like you were payed off by Chevrolet. Your assessment of the LC is really at odds with the consensus, and you gloss over the flaws of living with a corvette like you have chevy branded on your butt cheeks.

Where is this amazing road?

The LC looks a lot like the LFA and the LFA still looks very modern. If you threw some new light modules in an LFA and I'd think it just rolled out of the factory. The Vette looks amazing as well.

LOL, you keep saying the Lexus is a sports car. Its a GT, and Lexus has never promoted it as anything but. The C8 is mid engine sports car. Better comparison would have been the C8 vs. NSX. Two mid engine cars with different technology. Now that would have been a worthy video to watch.

LC 500 Hard top all day!

These cars are nice… but the scenery is spectacular 👌

Best channel for people who love to drive. The verbal editorials are unmatched.

Does anybody know what road they filmed this on? Looks beautiful

I am astounded by the quality of the work you guys produce! The production quality is world class, the scenery is breathtaking and your commentary on the cars you review is first rate even when I may disagree with your outcomes! I always look forward to your videos, TV programming and podcasts. Keep up the great work and thank you for your efforts to give your followers such amazing content!

I’ll take the Lexus they can keep that corvette

Where in Utah do you guys film your driving? It is gorgeous there .

I feel like I might be the only person in the world who can't think of crossplane V8's as sportscar engines. To me, it fits perfectly that Lexus (maybe revving a bit lower) because it doesn't inspire misbehaviour to me; sounds much more like a relaxed, low-stress cruising engine. I'd have the Lexus for that. The Corvette, on the other hand... I think it would be the PERFECT supercar if it had a 3.5 - 4.0 litre version of nowadays Z06. A screaming flatplane V8 does sound like misbehaviour. Thanks for yet another marvelous video, guys!

Paul: “This is the best balance of sound, beauty and natural aspiration that is unmatched.” All right Paul now I know you must be on GMs payroll! You’re telling me that you TRULY believe the C8 is better than ANYTHING Porsche builds with this statement? Let me play Joe Biden for one second and say: “Come on, man!”

The Lexus LC500 is already a beautiful classic. It looks amazing with a brilliant interior and unquestionable reliability. The C8 tho… 😑

I almost didn’t buy a cayman GTS but found that if you remove driver and woods the bag fits in the rear with driver on the upper deck.

"Golf Club" cars, airplane standards, and accessories are really important to me. I am a fencer and swords fit the same spec. I would imagine their are alot of hobbies that appreciate this standard. Outdoor hobbies probably have alot of crossover with people that love convertibles too.

deep menu settings for simple functions are moronic.

For everyday driving, you buy the Lexus. For pure driving pleasure, you buy an Evora GT or a used Cayman GT4 with a manual. The corvette is trying to be too many things, for too many people.

For me, the lexus is for the rich grandfather thats always had nice things and just wants a v8 convertible that is reliable. The corvette is the dad who has waited till all the kids are out of college and can finally say, "I am getting this and no one will tell me NO" Todd, I love what you did with the music as you were building up the lexus engine only to let it face plant EDIT: Guys, this may sound crazy, but I prefer no feel in the steering. No i haven't driven the usual suspects (except twins) but most of my life Ive lived with one car that has hydrlic steering and one that has electric. and I am MORE. CONFIDEN. in the electric no feel steering b/c before I could drive in reality, I drove in virtual reality for as long as I can remember. So call me inexperienced, but I've thought about this for a while. Im sticking with electric.

I think it would have been good to comment on the fac that the road looked brand new and completely bump free. Few of us drive on roads like that very often, and understanding what a few bumps on straights and corners would do to these cars would be helpful. BTW, do you and all other KZfaq road testers pay $ to close the roads for these tests? Could you shoot these videos with other cars sharing the road--despite the visual pollution--or does the law require you to close the road and pay the cops to give you exclusivity? How much does that cost??

Geez..this guy is repetitive in the extreme. The LC is NOT A SPORTS CAR..it’s a sporty GRAND TOURER. The comparison is moronic. The LC never claimed to be a singular ‘sports car’. The front engine layout itself (with an admittedly useless back seat) couldn’t be more different compared to the 2 seater mid engine C8 and for him to constantly tell you what it DOESN’T do compared to the C8 is laughable.

LEXUS ALL THE WAY

I played golf once and killed a poor grackle when I teed off. Think I'll stick with driving...

Would a "Putting golf clubs in" test have been too Top Gear? ... For that matter a "Do you spill your latte launching from a stop light" test would also be super relevant. ... But kudos to episode concept, golf + sportscar is a very compelling topic

Hey guys. See if you can get your hands on a lotus evora 400. Would love to see you guys make a few videos comparing the 400 vs the evora s vs Todd's Elise.

Lexus for me hands down. More beautiful, sounds better and more comfortable, I’ll trade some performance also for Lexus quality and reliability.

Great reviews. Understand you both don’t play golf, so fitting clubs is a foreign concept…However, both of you ski and mountain bike. Think of it in the same terms…I’m sure you probably needed to figure out, “how do I get my skis to the mountain,” or “Where do I put my bike.” Same concept…except with golf clubs! Or, another way to think about it…why does the 911 and the LC500 have “back seats?” That’s more perplexing then where do clubs go. That said, I’d buy neither. Neither can fit the accompanying push cart that many golfers use (including myself), unless they can fit in the pseudo back seat of the Lexus. My Porsche Boxster was ideal. Clubs fit in the trunk and a Clik Gear push cart easily fit in the frunk. Plus, it’s a blast to drive! That car is the ideal golf car…

The road surface is kinda strange up there, my Mini does nothing but make tire squeal noises on those tight bends even at low speeds.

Lexus is rolling art, the other car.....blah

I appreciate the comparison. It came down to these two cars for me and I chose to place my deposit for the 2024 LC500 Convertible over an LT3 C8 Convertible. It came down to three reasons: 1. You can expect a Camaro or Cobalt level of customer service and care at Chevy. It reminded me of older complaints when people were buying $100k Nissan GT-Rs only to realize that they're getting Sentra levels of customer service. The clientele and agents that serve the clientele are just not worthy or equipped to service customers purchasing $100k vehicles. You'd actually get better customer service owning a $60k 718 Porsche Cayman than a $100k Corvette. 2. The C8 is sporty but the design looks to be rather immature. It's not what you'd call a beautiful car. A bad ass-car, sure, but not pretty. In Star Wars terms, the C8 is an X-Wing, and the LC500 is a Naboo fighter (the yellow starfighters). The LC has a maturity about it that makes you feel bad ass with the engine sound. The C8 is a bad ass car that lacks maturity. Where I am in life, I want more of a James Bond experience than a Roman Pearce from Fast and the Furious kind of experience. 3. The rear seats. This one's weird because half the reviews say they're good and the other half say they're useless. What I do know is that I can have a toddler seat back there and boom, all of a sudden the LC500 is a classy family car, and now the wife's onboard! While I appreciate the comparison, I don't think the criteria considered was right. If you're going to use golf as the metric, talk about the cup holders, the service quality, the build quality (I'm hearing several horror stories on FB threads concerning the C8), the fact that there are only a few thousand LCs in the U.S., but everyone and their moms seem to have a C8 now, the comfort, the A/C, not pointing the car in sharp corners-if that were the goal then a Porsche 911 would be a better candidate.

The first car I started drooling over was the lc500, and I saw this video but ignored it because I thought the two cars were designed for different people. Now I’m drooling over the corvette, and here I am haha. Haven’t finished the video but thanks in advance

Should have compared the LC 500 coup that is 200lbs lighter and has rear wheel steering and variable ratio steering. It’s much nimbler than the convertible.